Rolling game



Jan. 15, 1963 w. N. BEST ROLLING GAME Filed Aug. 2, 1961 United States Patent 3,073,599 ROLLING GAME- William N. Best, Irvona, Pa. Filed Aug. 2, 1961, Ser. No. 128,770 3 Claims. (Cl. 273-108) This invention relates to games in general and more particularly to games wherein a playing piece is rolled across a playing field to a preselected position for scormg.

One object of the invention is to provide a game of skill in which a playing piece is rolled across a board toward a predetermined series of scoring positions, upon one of which the playing piece must come to stand in order to score.

Another object of the invention is to provide a game of skill wherein a playing piece is rolled across a board and made to upend itself at the scoring position and to come upon the scoring position to rest in an upended state.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a game of skill bearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and effective in use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view shown in perspective illustrating the invention in operative use;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the various subsequent positions of the playing piece during its travel toward its goal.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, the numeral represents a game board and the playing pieces according to the present invention wherein there is a longitudinal playing field 11 having a set of scoring positions 12, 13 at each of its ends. As shown in the drawing the playing field 11 is constructed on a rectangular board and which may be provided with legs not shown in the drawing, thus providing a table for convenience in playing the game. Each of the sets of scoring positions has a quarter round molding 14 which extends transversely and slightly diagonally across the board. The molding 14 is rigidly fixed to the board with its surface 15 facing the direction from which the playing pieces are made to come.

. On the rear side of the round molding and adjacent thereto is a back board 16 which extends further upwardly than the round molding 14, thus providing a wall 17 on its front side which serves an advantageous purpose in the game, as will later be described. In front of each of the moldings there is printed or otherwise marked a series of scoring positions 18, each indicated with a different numeral 19 showing a different score value. A circle 20 is drawn around each of the numbers 19. A series of lines 21. and numerals 22 designate other scoring positions. The lines 21 extend from each of the circles 20 to the molding 14, thus dividing the area into a series of small component areas. A line 23 is drawn or otherwise printed on board 11, and is made to extend transversely across the same, a short distance in front of the set of scoring positions. The game is also provided with a plurality of playing pieces 24 which are of cylindrical configuration having a circular surface 25 and a flat face 26 at each end. These are made of plastic, wood or any other desirable material.

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To play the game the board 11 is placed upon a table or placed upon the floor. The player stands behind one of the narrow sides of the board and takes one of the playing pieces or rollers and holds the same in his hand, as shown in FIG. 1. He then tosses the piece so that it will roll across the board as shown by the phantom lines in FIG. 1 and will then upend itself on one of the scoring positions. The upending operation is accomplished by taking advantage of the quarter round molding at the rear of the score. As the playing piece rolls in a generally longitudinal direction across the board, one end thereof will come into contact with the molding causing this end to be lifted over the arcuate face 15, and thereby upending the piece. With practice and by demonstrating his skill, the player will be able to make the rollers come to rest upon the circled scores. The wall '17 of the backboard will aid in preventing the playing 7 pieces from rolling over the molding in case the player tosses too hard and will further aid in upending the piece. The lines 23 are for the purpose of limiting the distance that the players arm may move when tossing the roller toward the opposite goal. This game may be played by four to six players and the game may be played from both ends of the board. A roller that does not successfully upend, as indicated at 24a in FIG. 1, does not score. Likewise, a roller that upends itself but does not land upon one of the numerals, as indicated at 24b in FIG. I, does not score.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a game, the combination of a playing fields, a set of goals at each of two opposite ends thereof, a transverse back wall at the rear of each of said goals, the said back wall being slightly diagonal when viewed from the top, a plurality of playing pieces having a configuration to be up-ended upon forced contact with the forward side of said back wall, said back wall being comprised of a convexly arcuate front wall having the are extending across the top thereof and adjacent thereto a further upstanding rear wall, the said rear wall being vertical and extending above said first wall.

2. In a game, the combination as described in claim 1 wherein each of said playing pieces is of cylindrical configuration having a circular body portion and a fiat face at each opposite end thereof. I

3. In a game, the combination of a longitudinal board, a plurality of legs attached to said board and depending downwardly therefrom, a set of goals imprinted upon the top side at each end of said board, a transverse back board at the rear of each of said goals, said back board extending transversely across said board and being slightly diagonal when viewed from the top, the front edge of said back board being inclined and having an upstanding vertical wall adjacent and at the rear thereof; and separately a plurality of playing pieces of cylindrical configuration having circular body portions and fiat face portions at each opposite end.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

1. IN A GAME, THE COMBINATION OF A PLAYING FIELDS, A SET OF GOALS AT EACH OF TWO OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF, A TRANSVERSE BACK WALL AT THE REAR OF EACH OF SAID GOALS, THE SAID BACK WALL BEING SLIGHTLY DIAGONAL WHEN VIEWED FROM THE TOP, A PLURALITY OF PLAYING PIECES HAVING A CONFIGURATION TO BE UP-ENDED UPON FORCED CONTACT WITH THE FORWARD SIDE OF SAID BACK WALL, SAID BACK WALL BEING COMPRISED OF A CONVEXLY ARCUATE FRONT WALL HAVING THE ARC EXTENDING ACROSS THE TOP THEREOF AND ADJACENT THERETO A FURTHER UPSTANDING REAR WALL, THE SAID REAR WALL BEING VERTICAL AND EXTENDING ABOVE SAID FIRST WALL. 